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About Behira Village

Behira is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 235 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behira village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 44.03 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 235
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Behira compares

By the 2011 count Behira is the 143rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 44.03 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Behira

The census records public bus service for Behira as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Behira from other places

Behira lies about 38 km from Birbhum. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Behira
Nearest town Siuri 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 38 km

Villages closest to Behira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sainthia tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Behira

As per the Census of India 2011, Behira village had a population of 472. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Behira village has 235 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behira has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Behira is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behira covers 44.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Behira falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Behira notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Behira.

Behira is about 38 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behira is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Siuri is about 5.1 km away. Sainthia is about 13 km away. Birbhum is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhautara (2.7 km), Chak Dunaipur (3.2 km) and Jinaipur (3.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Behira today is likely to be higher.

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